My Current Situation
You can't control or restrain
When your mind sends impulses in vain.
Some chose to leave out of fear,
Others stayed although they were unclear.
They may have thought they understood
And kept it up as long as they could.
It's a hard illness to understand
Because it seems like it takes you to another land.
Before a seizure you find yourself
Questioning reality as it appears itself.
It almost seems like you float away
No time, no space, or any idea of the day...
When you come back to reality
Memories of what you did no longer be.
Sometimes it's just of the time you were gone
And sometimes they precede so far they cause you to become withdrawn.
You can't remember the first time you held your child
You can't remember the first time she smiled...
It breaks your heart each and every day
You believe there has to be a reason, a why, or a way.
You've gotten to the point where you're becoming isolated
Any friend you've ever had makes you feel outdated.
They either slowly or quickly lost communication
And if you try to contact them, they treat you with frustration.
You can't do the things you used to do
You can't drive, socialize without paranoia, think without sadness, act without contemplation of it all falling through.
The only people you have are your family
And you wonder how often they speak behind your back about you being an anomaly.
The family member who can barely make it,
The family member who is able to admit
The one who has the most problems
When it started with one and slowly blossemed.
Yet, they still don't understand
How that person who had everything planned
Can't keep it together for just a while
Without leaving reality, being upset, or getting hostile.